Rosé tasting experience at East Hotel

Wednesday 27 March

While I sit at home sipping my rosé I wonder if anyone else in Canberra is as obsessed with the pretty pink juice as I am? For some it’s a drink with dinner – which turns into a bottle. And for others it’s much more than a beverage – it’s a lifestyle. When I heard that East Hotel is declaring their love for the pink wine with a Rosé Tasting Experience event, needless to say I was beyond excited.

On Wednesday 27 March the appreciation of rosé will be celebrated with a rosé wine masterclass run by locally raised, wine professional Jonathon McDonald.

“I have always wanted to challenge people’s opinions on wine, the varieties they like and why they choose to drink them,” says Jon. “Ultimately this leads to people becoming more open minded with their selections in the future and allows us to educate and broaden their wine experience.”

The evening will start at Joe’s Bar from 6pm where guests will have the opportunity of learning about the varieties fuelling the dynamic market. From 7.30 – 9pm the love will continue into Agostinis, seeing diners indulge in a 2-course meal with matching rosé wines.

“We have found that Canberrans are opting for local rosé or Italian rosé which positions East Hotel as the ideal location to share our knowledge of the wine,” says East Hotels Food & Beverage manager, Danilo Acioli. “Rosé is the new Sav Blanc and we are seeing soaring sales, especially on our TAP. Rosé which is available in three different size carafes.”

Danilo taught us that rosé is best served fresh and that the vacuum sealed container which the rosé is imported from Italy in, allows the drink to be kept at its peak. He also agreed that it’s a no brainer that rosé is the perfect Friday arvo drink.

The new generation of wine lovers appreciates that rosé isn’t quite a red nor a white. It’s the pink sheep of the flock or the pretty duckling of the brood, and Jon says apart from just enjoying ‘great juice’ he gets excited over rosé wines that deliver “finesse, balanced acidity and depth.”

Rose tasting East Hotel

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Talia is a writer focused on building a rapport with locals one byline at a time. She gets that same warm fuzzy feeling you get when sliding into fresh bed sheets every time she hits the publish button. We've heard she is in a pretty serious relationship with Netflix - less loyal when the Bachelor is on - though you may still see her out and about at local events if she gets word there will be a killer snack platter. Currently: waiting patiently to be scouted by The Betoota Advocate... if you know a guy?